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REGISTERED NO. D-(D)-7Z

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 307] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1975/KARTIKA 19, 1897

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(Railway Board)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th November 1975

THE INDIAN RAILWAYS (DISPOSAL OF GOODS [NOT REMOVED FROM NOTIFIED RAILWAY STATIONS) RULES, 1975

G.S.R. 554(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 56E of the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), as amended by the Indian Railways (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975 (10 of 1975), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of sections 56B, 56C and 56D of the said Act, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Railways (Disposal of Goods not removed from Notified Railway Stations) Rules, 1975.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.—

(a) 'Act' means the Indian Railways Act, 1890 as amended by the Indian Railways (Amendment) Ordinance, 1975.

(b) 'Form' means a form set out in the Schedule. (c) 'Schedule' means the Schedule to these rules. (d) 'Section' means a section of the Act.

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3. Fonu and manner in which an application may be made under sub-section (3) of section 56B.—If any person delivering to a railway administration any goods to be carried to a notified station desires that the railway administration should intimate the arrival of the goods at the notified station, he shall along with the forwarding note make an application in the Form I.

4. Form in which a statement Is to bo exhibited under sub-section (4) of section 56B.

The statement required to be exhibited at a conspicuous place in the notified station under sub-section (4) of section 56B shall be in Form II.

5. Manner In which dates of public auction to be notified under sub-section (1) of sec- tion 56C.—(1) Whenever it is proposed to sell any goods by public auction under sub- section (1) of section 56C, the railway administration shall notify the d'atc on which such 'auction shall be held.

(2) Whenever such auctions are to be held regularly at notified station, it shall be enough if the days on which such auctions shall be held are fixed 'and published in one or more local newspapers.

(3) The notification in the newspapers shall also indicate t'he time and place of suchi auction and mention that the particulars of the goods proposed to bo sold by public 'auction are exhibited on the notice-board in the goods shed or any other place to be specified.

(4) Whenever such auction is to be held occasionally, in addition to the particulars men- tioned in sub-rules (2) and (3) the auction notice shall 'also broadly indicate the types of commodities proposed to be sold by auction.

(5) The date of every such auction shall be published in one or more local newspapers atleast three days in advance of the date of auction (excluding the date of sale).

6. Manner of crediting the price of essential commodities referred In sub-clause (111) of clause (a) of the proviso to sub-section (J) of section 56C-—Whenever any goods comprising of essential commodities 'are transferred to the Central Government or the State Government or to any agency, cooperative society or other person under sub-section (2) of section 56C, the price payable for such goods under the Act shall be credited to the railway 'adminis- tration in the following manner,—

(a) if such goods are transferred to the State Government or the Central Government, the payment may be made either by cash or cheque or credit-note in the Same manner as the railway freight is paid by such Government, or in any other manner as may be agreed to between the railway administration and the Gov- ernment concerned,

(b) if such goods arc transferred to any agency or cooperative society or other person under the direction of the Government, tVie payment may be made in cash or any other mode 'authorised by the railway administration for payment of freight by such agency or cooperative society or other person or in any other manner as may be agreed to between the railway administration and such agency or cooperative society or other person.

THE SCHEDULE

FORM I

(See rule 3)

Application for Intimating the arrival of goody at notified station

I have separately submitted a forwarding note for booking goods, ths particulars of which are given below :—

Name of the Consigner

Station to

No. of articles and description of goods

2. Tt is requested that the intimation about the arrival of the goods at the destination - ., which is a notified station, may be given to the station person whose name and address 'are given below;—

Name

Address

Signature of sender or his agent.

THE SCHEDULE

FORM II

(See rale 4)

Form in which the statement of goods liable to be sold by public auction ts to be exhibited

at a notified station under sub-section (4) of section 56B of the Indian Railways Act, 1890

Description

Booking particulars

Date of arrival

of goods of goods Serial Number

Station Station Invoice No. from to and date

Name of the con- signor

Name of the con- signee (if known)

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A, L. GUPTA,

Secretary, Railway Bcterd and

Ex-Officio Joint Secretary

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